Robert Berczuk

Two restaurateurs had hoped to have been open by around this time, but while one still is working on it, the other hopeful’s plans have been dashed. Mindy Zhang is waiting on town approvals so she can finish the work on her planned Asian fusion eatery at the former J22 Tap & Table, 22 Narragansett Ave. “We’re waiting for the <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/1-village-restaurant-plan-scrapped-1-still-on-track/">[…]</a>

The village’s restaurant scene — seemingly always in a state of ebb and flow — is flowing once again with another eatery apparently on the horizon. Pending some town approvals and the finalization of a lease agreement, dining will return by this summer to 14 Narragansett Ave., the site of the former Jamestown Fish. Anthony Tarro, a veteran restaurateur, hopes <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/restaurant-proposed-at-curiosity-building/">[…]</a>

Jamestown Hardware will no longer be associated with True Value, after the national hardware retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week. Owner Steve Sherman said he is in the process of finding another supplier and is considering Orgill, Inc., saying “it’s going to be a seamless transition.” Individual True Value stores, such as Jamestown Hardware, are independently owned and <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/jamestown-hardware-store-is-not-affected-by-true-value-bankruptcy/">[…]</a>

A family is looking to bring back to life a spot that was a staple of the downtown dining scene for a quarter of a century before going dormant three years ago. Vince and Janet Smith, with their sons, Hunter, Jake and Zachary Guerin, are planning to open Standards at the site of the former Chopmist Charlie’s at 40 Narragansett <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/new-owners-plan-to-run-restaurant-at-former-chopmist-as-a-family-affair/">[…]</a>

Just about everywhere you go, you see them. Help wanted signs. From the big corporate chains to the small mom-and-pop shops, it seems almost everyone is looking for workers. Despite the fact the coron

The new owner of the former Baker’s Pharmacy building plans to make it into a mixed-use space. Gino DiFante, who moved to the Shoreby Hill area of town in September with his wife and three young children, closed Feb. 22 on the property at 53 Narragansett Ave. for $1.5 million. DiFante has been in real estate since 1990 and owns <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/ex-bakers-pharmacy-will-be-retail-and-apartment-space/">[…]</a>

In a typical year, Susan Hackman would have been spending 12 hours per day the past few weeks finishing her clients’ tax returns before the April 15 deadline. She’d be in her office surrounded by stacks of file folders, corresponding back and forth on last-minute issues that could impact her clients’ refunds or amount owed. This is anything but a <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/accountants-balance-extra-time-to-file-with-ramifications-of-virus/">[…]</a>

While a new restaurant is being planned for downtown, Narragansett Avenue’s arguably most acclaimed dining establishment officially is for sale. Jamestown Fish was put on the market a week ago by owner John Recca. “There was no single determining factor,” he said. “There are many variables to running a small business, and they all come into play. Business decisions are <a href=“https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/fish-ends-seven-year-existence-as-restaurant-and-site-up-for-sale/”>[…]</a>

If you’ve lived in Jamestown in the past four decades, there’s a good chance you’ve had a meal prepared by Freddie Bingell. Bingell has been ubiquitous on the town’s food scene since his first job as a 13-year-old in the early 1980s. That tenure ended Memorial Day weekend when he closed the doors of House of Pizza, the place he’s <a href="https://www.jamestownpress.com/articles/house-of-pizza-the-end-of-an-era/">[…]</a>